Pdf melipona beecheii y scaptotrigona mexicana claudia. Tree selection by the stingless bee melipona beecheii. Your use of this pdf, the bioone web site, and all posted and associated content. Melipona print iconographia zoologica special collections university of amsterdam ubainv0274 045 10 0036. Nest and colony characteristics of loghived melipona beecheii. Brasil 261 159 are different when compared with those of m. In this article, rachel james, livelihoods programme officer at the travel foundation, explains the background to the project, the key objectives, activities, lessons learnt and. It is an inhabitant of the araucaria forest and the atlantic rainforest, and is most commonly found from south to east brazil, argentina, and paraguay.
The objective is to project some tendecies in research about nutraceutical aspects related to the bioactive compounds presents in the honey of this stingless bee species, known for its medicinal properties traditional, in the yucatan peninsula. This honey is known for being less dense than that obtained from honeybees in the genus apis, as its humidity levels are higher. A definitive assessment of the status of pollinator populations in north america will hinge on the quality and availability of data from a variety of wellcorroborated sources, and such information is not available for every taxon. The xunamcab bees melipona beecheii in a wood jobon. Melipona quinquefasciata in ne brazil 479 occurrence and biogeographic aspects of melipona quinquefasciata in ne brazil hymenoptera, apidae limaverde, l. Our results are consonant with earlier observations in melipona rufiventris 12 f st 0. Does the melipona bee and the vanilla bean defy evolution. Medicinal uses of melipona beecheii honey, by the ancient.
Antagonism of apis mellifera and melipona beecheii for the sources of feeding. Flavonoids and other phenolic derivatives, 16 compounds in apis mellifera honeys and 19 compounds in melipona beecheii honeys, were identified using the hplcdadesimsms. Media in category melipona beecheii the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Melipona definition is a genus of honeybees of tropical america that comprises small bees with a vestigial but functionless sting. The melipona beecheii lives in the jungle of the yucatan peninsula. Its color varies depending on the native flowers visited by these bees, ranging from nearly transparent to dark amber, and it features more nutritional and curative. Most species of melipona inhabit lowland wet forests, with the greatest species diversity concentrated in the amazon basin moure and kerr, 1950. Queens and workers in colonies of melipona beecheii in yucatan, mexico, had the same dry mass, showing that queen development is not.
A molecular phylogeny of the stingless bee genus melipona. This information is of greatest importance for the reforestation. Stingless bees, sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees about 500 species, comprising the tribe meliponini or subtribe meliponina according to other authors. Floral preference of the bee melipona beecheii strongly depends on the composition of the vegetation, which is geographically very variable. One characteristic medical practice of ancient maya people was the extensive use of honey kab of the native stingless bee melipona beecheii, xunan kab. Also, please honor the s of articles and photos we have received permission to use. Melipona bee honey is a thick, sweetsour liquid obtained from stingless bees of the genus melipona. They belong in the family apidae, and are closely related to common honey bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, and bumblebees. The melipona beecheii bee came into the world in the native lands of the mayans where it has survived for centuries. The log hives of 19 colonies of the stingless bee melipona beecheii were opened and adult and brood populations, stored nectar and pollen. It prefers to nest close to the soil, in hollowed trunks or roots of trees. To prevent these misunderstandings and provide more transparent information, a scheme is made with detailed information of the method used to identify the plant species collected by melipona beecheii, melipona sp or apis mellifera when this was known or retraceable by the author. It is native to central america from the yucatan peninsula in the north to costa rica in the south.
We used video cameras connected to a pc to monitor all departures and returns of foragers and the types of materials they carried. I dont believe this but cant find a study on the topic either way. Because of their economic importance, actively managed pollinators. Rearing of the xunankab bee melipona beecheii had been practised widely by the mayans of the yucatan peninsula long before arrival of. Melipona beecheii is a species of eusocial, stingless bees of the order hymenoptera and the. Several polifloral honeys from the apis mellifera and melipona beecheii bee were analyzed to evaluate their pollen profile, physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Such high differentiation might reflect partial isolation. Beekeepers using this bee, from the mayan zone in quintana roo state, mexico, testify to a 93% decrease in hives during the. Extreme effects of season on the foraging activities and.
Melipona bee honey arca del gusto slow food foundation. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to lee, j. The maya traditional doctors ah dzac used the honey extensively as a fundamental part of their medicine. The melipona bees melipona beecheii also known as the sacred mayan bee or. In the center, the hive entrance marked with a cross, what is unknown is if it was a prehispanic custom that means the possession of ahmuzencab mayan god of the bees or if its an inducted spanish custom to indicate that the product. The stingless bee genus melipona contains at least 50 species of mediumsized 815 mm, robust, and often hirsute bees inhabiting forests of tropical america, from mexico to argentina schwarz, 1932, michener, 2007. Labor division in melipona compressipes fasciculata smith. Extinction of melipona beecheii and traditional beekeeping in the. This study reports the influence of season on foraging activities and internal colonial parameters of melipona asilvai in an atlantic forest area of northeast brazil. Melipona bicolor lepeletier, 1836, commonly known as guaraipo or guarupu, is a eusocial bee found primarily in south america. The entomological origin of the honey was known for 17 species of meliponini from brazil, one from costa rica, six. The mexico melipona honey project is a fiveyear project initiated in january 2009, with funding and support from the cooperative travel and thomas cook in mexico. Mexico melipona honey project sost internationalsost.
Half of the agemarked foragers specialised on nectar or pollen during. We started in 2014, when the visual artist diana mendieta, having the urge to save our environment, began to. Queen execution and caste conflict in the stingless bee melipona. Hygienic behavior in the stingless bees melipona beecheii. Individual foraging, activity level and longevity in the.
The majority of the individuals harvested one commodity pollen, nectar or resin during a single day. Apis mellifera vs melipona beecheii cuban polifloral. Melipona beecheii is kept almost exclusively in traditional log hives. Meliponines have stingers, but they are highly reduced and.
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